It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...

A researcher who studies flood-risk mapping says many politicians aren't interested in updating maps because it might trigger higher insurance costs and restrictions on construction. Reading time 3 ...

A group of the industry’s heavy hitters, including the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the American Bankers ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

MENDOCINO CO., 9/20/25 – New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps that took effect Friday in Ukiah could impact low-income property owners who may have to buy flood insurance for the first ...

The nation’s largest flood insurance program – managed by the federal government – has been expired for more than a week, possibly leaving thousands of homeowners in limbo. The National Flood ...

Shirley Howard’s Chicago neighborhood has flooded three times in the last 30 years. But Howard’s mortgage lender never suggested flood insurance. The government says she doesn’t need it. “That is what ...

Two-thirds of modelled U.S. residential flood losses go uninsured, leaving millions of homeowners and the broader economy financially exposed, according ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — FEMA hosted an open house in Clay County to answer any questions on proposed changes to the county’s flood zones. The last time FEMA updated the flood zone maps for Clay County was ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has unveiled preliminary flood maps for Butte County and the City of Chico, highlighting revised flood hazards al ...

Apache Junction adopts new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps, enhancing flood preparedness and insurance requirements.

The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced. Early last spring, while still ...